TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [08/02/22]
TUESDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2022 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today across DIY, indie & alternative cinema including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & our selection of new releases.
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TOMBOY d. Céline Sciamma, 2011 + Short: BEAUTIFUL d. Emma Frayne-Ford + Intro presented by Wimbledon Film Club & Free2B for LGBT History Month at Curzon Wimbledon (08 FEB 20:30).
“When a family moves to a new neighbourhood during summer break, the 10-year-old, named Laure, presents as a boy named Mikhael to the local children. Screened in partnership with the South London youth charity Free2B. With an introduction by the Mayor of Merton.”
- DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (08 FEB 20:00 / 09 FEB 20:00 / 13 FEB 17:00).
- THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN d. Will Sharpe, 2021 at The David Lean (08 FEB 14:30 & 19:30 / 09 FEB 19:30).
- FLEE d. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021 at Picturehouse Cinemas (08 FEB various).
- HOSTILE d. Sonita Gale, 2021 + Q&A with the director at The Lexi Cinema (08 FEB 18:15).
- IN A LONELY PLACE d. Nicholas Ray, 1950 presented by Twickenham Cinema Club at The Venue, Heatham House TW1 (08 FEB 19:00).
- Projecting the Archive: JURY’S EVIDENCE 35mm d. Ralph Ince, 1936 + Intro by writer Ming Ho at BFI Southbank (08 FEB 18:30).
- MEMORIA d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021 + Recorded Q&A with Tilda Swinton at Olympic Studios (08 FEB 20:10 / 10 FEB 13:00).
- NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISIONS OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT d. Guillermo del Toro, 2021 at Chiswick Cinema (08 FEB 19:10 / 10 FEB 19:15).
- PAPER MOON d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1973 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club in tribute to Peter Bogdanovich at The Lord Palmerston (08 FEB 20:00).
- Simulacra – Sculpting Our Time: A Showcase Of Moving Images #1 at The Prince Charles (08 FEB 12:00).
- Simulacra – Sculpting Our Time: A Showcase Of Moving Images #2 at The Prince Charles (08 FEB 14:00).
- TAMBIÉN LA LLUVIA aka Even The Rain d. Icíar Bollaín, 2010 + Tapas presented by Spanish Marks at India Club Lounge-Bar (08 FEB 19:00).
- TOMBOY d. Céline Sciamma, 2011 + Short: BEAUTIFUL d. Emma Frayne-Ford + Intro presented by Wimbledon Film Club & Free2B for LGBT History Month at Curzon Wimbledon (08 FEB 20:30).
- VG High-Score + s01e03 d. Kurt Walker, 2020 playlist programme presented by Double Wonderful at Venue MOT Unit 18 (08 FEB 19:30).
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): LAST NIGHT IN SOHO 35mm d. Edgar Wright, 2021 (from 06 to 17 FEB various).
ANIME at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (04 to 17 FEB various); AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (08 FEB 20:35).
- See also STUDIO GHIBLI FOREVER.
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: LGBT HISTORY MONTH at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): HAPPY TOGETHER 4K aka Chun gwong cha sit d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 + Intro by Yi Wang, Queer East (08 FEB 18:15); MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO d. Gus Van Sant, 1991 (08 FEB 20:45).
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): The Hitchcock Truffaut: THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR aka La Femme d’à côté d. François Truffaut, 1981 (08 FEB 20:30). Re-release: JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 (04 to 17 FEB various).
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT REVISITED at Ciné Lumière
- Includes (check venue for full listings): JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 (04 to 11 FEB various); THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR aka La Femme d’à côté d. François Truffaut, 1981 (08 FEB 20:15).
HOMELAND: FILMS BY AUSTRALIAN FIRST NATIONS DIRECTORS at Barbican
- Includes (check venue for full listings): AFTER THE APOLOGY d. Larissa Behrendt, 2017 + Virtual Introduction by the director (08 FEB 18:30).
JULIA DUCOURNAU at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 (04 to 17 FEB various).
STUDIO GHIBLI at Picturehouse Cinemas
- Includes (check venue for listings): LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1986 (from 05 FEB).
THREE FROM STEVE MCQUEEN at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for listings): SHAME d. Steve McQueen, 2011 (08 FEB 18:10 – £1 Members’ Screening).
WHAT LIES BENEATH: THE INTRICATE REPRESENTATIONS OF A ‘DARK MIND’ IN JAPANESE CINEMA at ICA
- Includes (check venue for listings): ARISTOCRATS d. Yukiko Sode, 2021 (08 FEB 18:15); LIFE: UNTITLED d. Kana Yamada, 2019 (08 FEB 20:55).
- London International Mime Festival (25 JAN to 05 FEB).
- Syrian Arts & Cultural Festival (20 JAN to 04 FEB).
BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Catford Mews / The Cinema In The Arches / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles / Rio Cinema
- Some subbed / some dubbed – check venues for details.
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE d. Michael Showalter, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix
THE SOUVENIR PART II d. Joanna Hogg, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / ICA / The Lexi Cinema / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Riverside Studios
- Also 04 to 10 FEB (various dates/times): JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 at: BFI / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas // KISS ME KOSHER d. Shirel Peleg, 2020 at: JW3 (from 10 FEB) // LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS d. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2021 at: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / ICA // NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISIONS OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT d. Guillermo del Toro, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // THE ROSSELINIS d. Alessandro Rossellini, 2020 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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